The Kent Stater Complete News Coverage of America's Fastest Growing University Volume XV, Number 9 z 568 Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, Wednesday, October 10, 1939 /agßpfeol Whole Number, 583 THE KENT STATER Kent State University, Kent, Ohio The KENT STATER is published three times a week, Monday, Wednesday and Friday during the regular university year and weekly during the summer term. Publication suspended during vacations. . Entered as second class matter, October 11, 1927, at the Post Office at Kent, Ohio, under the act of 1879. Printed by the P. B. Bonsall Printing Co., .138 E. Main St., Kent, Ohio. The Kent Stater is a member of the Associated Collegiate Press and Collegiate Digest. Represented by National Advertising Service, Inc., 420 Madison ave., New York. Subscription Price $2.75 Per Year Jack Watts Editor-in-Chief Joseph S. Blair, Jr Business Manager Robert Kenyon Edition Editor Assistant Edition Editors Stewart Fern and Bob Hirt; society editor, Natalie Floersheimer...

Council Action Held Up Pending Selection Plan Action on the naming of the stu-dent-faculty committees was held up at the Monday meeting of Student Council, pending a plan for selection of the students to serve. When the method of selection is agreed to by Pres. K. C. Leebrick, the faculty chairman of the committees involved and the Student Council, the list will be drawn up. This will give student representation to the publications, athletic, discipline and assembly committees. President Leebrick announced to the council that the student-fac-ulty relations committee would take charge of the allocation of the student activity fee. Because of this, Robert Seese, chairman of the committee was told to call a meeting of the Central committee in order that their representative to this committee be elected. As soon as this is accomplished the student-faculty committee can begin work. Date for the coming November election was settled at the meeting as Thursday, Nov. 2. This will be two days...

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Notice All university social functions, at which admission is charged, must have the O. K. of the University Dance Checking committee. All violators of this rule will be dealt with by Student Council. Sponsors of these dances should see the chairman of this committee before completing their arrangements for the affair. Signed, Woody Barkett, chairman.

THANKS, MR. MAYOR For your immediate response to our request that you ban slot machines in the city of Kent, the Stater commends you sincerely, Mayor Harvey. Although we realize that there are still a few slot machines in the city, we hope that you will continue the drive to rid these frorp those places of business patronized by Kent State university students. To whomever also aided in the much needed cleanup, we also extend our thanks, but with this stipulation, let's make this a permanent cleanup, not just one that will end after all the smoke clears away from the recent campaign.—JW

Engineers Club Goes Rho Epsilon Rho Epsilon will be the new name of the Engineers club following the firsts club meeting to be held Tuesday evening. It will be local, fraternity for engineers only, having approximately 100 members. Walter Holms, sophomore, publicity chairman of the club, originated the new name and the idea of it becoming a local fraternity. The new officers elected are William Palmer, president; William Reynolds, vice-president; Walter Holms, corresponding secretary and publicity chairman and Joseph Szabo, recording secretary. The new fraternity plans a weiner roast to be held Tuesday, Oct. 10, at 6:30 p. m. in the picnic grounds in the rear of the university.

Tomorrow Final For Burr Pictures All seniors who have not as yet had their pictures taken for the Chestnut Burr, are urged to do so either today or tomorrow. Pictures are being taken in the southeast basement of the library. First to have his picture taken was Thomas H. Williams, of Akron. He appeared at 9 o'clock Tuesday. Six poses of the individual will be taken at no cost to the student. Proofs will be mailed direct to the student's home in order for him to choose the one proof for the yearbook. Students are requested to return their proofs for the yearbook to the library as soon as possible and not later than four days after rereiving them from the photographer.

Mayor Clamps Down on Slots; Machines Vanish Harvey Swings Into Immediate Action As Stater Receives Quick Response To Its Demands on Gambling University student's money again jingled in their pockets instead of in the many hungry slot machines as Mayor W. I. Harvey late Tuesday ordered a general cleanup of all the onearmed bandits in the city. Although the punch boards and cigarette machines remain in many of the regular business establishments, all the nickle, dime and quarter machines which gobbled up student's finances, were either locked up or had disappeared from the stores, a survey last night revealed. City Officials Give Quick Action &amp;lt; The immediate and thorough action of city officials was traced to Mayor Harvey, who late Monday when informed by the Kent Stater of wide open gambling, banned all slot machines by 6 p. m. that evening. It is believed that the Mayor's orders were carried personally by Chief of Police St. Clair West, although the latter refused to comm...

$650,000 Spent Each Year In Kent by KSU Students Over $650,000 is spent in Kent by students, the faculty, and university employees. There are 385 girls living in private homes in Kent and they pay an average of $2.75 a week for their rooms. In 36 weeks this amount to $41,960. There are approximately 600 boys living in private homes in Kent and they pay an average weekly room rent of $2.50 or $48,000 for room rent for two 18 week semesters. Totaled, this amounts to $89,960 for rent that KSU students are paying to the citizens of the city of Kent. Almost a $lOO,OOO a year business. The average student living in Kent will spend approximately $4.50 a week for meals; multiply the total number of students living here, 985, by the $4.50 and you get $4,432.50 the amount spent by the students for meals each week. But this amount does not include those who buy only their lunches here in downtown restaurants. By figuring at $4,000 a week for meals and multiplying it by 36 weeks you get $144,00...

Council Requests Library Silence Because the present conditions in the library are not conducive to good studying, Student Council requests that absolute silence be maintained in reading rooms at all times and that all necessary conversation be carried on in the service room. Signed, Student Council

The Stater Editorially Notes Friday's pep rally was well controlled. The cheerleaders and others tried to point out the dangerous spots as the snake dance went by. As it weaved its way up and down the streets, guides tried to Keep the line together. Then too, there was leadership on the football field. The cheers were well planned and opportune. The crowd cheered as the effigy of Heidelberg was tossed high into the flames. We liked the attitude of the townspeople toward the rally. In conversation with seceral, they especially noted that as far as they knew little or no damage was done. They enjoyed the rally. It made them realize that this is a university town. A large group of freshmen led by Mickey Dover were among the loudest cheerers. Many students felt it was one of the longest snake dances and that it held together nicely. The band deserves mention for the pep it brought the rally. ' One question grows with these notes, why not have another such rally soon?—CP —K—

"Cut" System "Cutting" classes is a problem on the Kent State campus. Some schools have a definite system providing for absences. Kent has no provision for them. If a student had a definite number of excused absences, he would try to use these only when necessary. Then, if he still needed or wanted to "cut" a class, a penalty would be just. As it is, a professor doesn't know whether he should severely punish the student who "cuts." This is true especially if the student gets his subject without regular attendance. It is true that if a student is interested sufficiently, he will attend classes. However, there are a few times when he would like to do something else, or when he feels he must "cut" a class. Provision should be made for this.— CP —K—